Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Highlight the Everglades Mink

eats crayfish, snakes, fish, other small mammals

Members of the weasel family, mink are semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals that are related to weasels, otters, ferrets, badgers, and martens. Sleek with thick, chocolate-brown fur, American mink live near rivers, lakes, and marshes throughout North America and Canada. (MyFWC.com image)

EVERGLADES, FLORIDA – Who’d wear a mink coat in this hot weather?

The Everglades mink, of course. The Everglades mink is long, about 20 inches on average, but lightweight – only 1.5 to 3.5 pounds – and appears to live a fairly solitary life.

Its beautiful coat is dark brown but occasionally marked with a white chin or chest.

It dines on crayfish, snakes, fish, other small mammals and birds.

Members of the weasel family, mink are semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals that are related to weasels, otters, ferrets, badgers, and martens.

Members of the weasel family, mink are semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals that are related to weasels, otters, ferrets, badgers, and martens. Sleek with thick, chocolate-brown fur, American mink live near rivers, lakes, and marshes throughout North America and Canada. (MyFWC.com image)

Members of the weasel family, mink are semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals that are related to weasels, otters, ferrets, badgers, and martens. Sleek with thick, chocolate-brown fur, American mink live near rivers, lakes, and marshes throughout North America and Canada. (MyFWC.com image)